We wish warm congratulations to Ronit Ricci (2018-2019 Research Group organizer) who was elected this week as a member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and the Humanities.

The 143 members of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities are Israel's most illustrious scientists and scholars who monitor and promote Israeli intellectual excellence, advise the government on scientific planning, fund and publish research of lasting merit, and maintain active contact with the broader international scientific and scholarly community.

This appointment is a testament to the significant contributions of our distinguished colleague to academia and society.